1483
gouache
vellum
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Christ on the Cross with Angels is a 1483 gouache by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a man nailed to a cross, with three angels around him. One angel holds a tool, another floats above, and a third stands below. Two robed figures stand at the bottom, looking up. The edges are decorated with bright flowers and swirling patterns in red, green, and blue. The cross has the letters "INRI" at the top, which is short for a Latin phrase. The colors are flat and bright, like a stained-glass window. Look up woodcut to see how this kind of print was made.
This 15th-century German artist carved vivid religious scenes into metal and wood, then hand-painted them in bright, symbolic colors.
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